2026 Annual Princeton NextG Symposium
May 7, 2026
Friend Center
Convocation Room (113)
35 Olden Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
The annual Princeton NextG symposium will again bring together researchers from disparate fields that are pushing the frontiers to address the foundational challenges in next-generation networks across end-to-end systems. Experts from industry, academia and government will gather to discuss the future of wireless technologies at the Princeton University campus on May 7, 2026. The event is hosted by Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science’s NextG initiative, which is harnessing the engineering school’s breadth of expertise in wireless and network technologies to create high-impact solutions that benefit society.
The event is open to all members of the Princeton community, members of the NextG Capital Corporate Program, and invited visitors. If you are not in these groups but would like to attend, please contact nextg@princeton.edu. AI-RAN and 6G Developer Relations, NVIDIA Department Head, Radio Systems USA, Nokia Partner, Hogan Lovells Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science. Anthony H.P. Lee ’79 P11 P14 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Technical Advisor, Ericsson Inc. Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies-Admissions, Princeton University Computer Science CTO, American Tower Corporation Vice President of Technology, Qualcomm Tech Policy Clinic Lead, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University Professor of ECE and Physics, Duke University; co-Founder and Chief Scientist, IonQ Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Distinguished visitor, Princeton’s Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, ex-director of the CHIPS Program Office (CPO) , US Department of Commerce Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University Vice President, Radio Access Network (RAN) Technology, AT&T Services, Inc. Ph.D. Candidate in Computational Imaging, Princeton University (Cohort 2022) The Princeton-Mercer Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau lists major hotel and conference centers, boutique hotels, inns, resorts and bed and breakfasts near campus. Campus is located in Princeton, N.J., approximately one mile west of U.S. Route 1. Metered parking is available on streets around campus. On campus weekday visitor parking is available at the Princeton Stadium Drive Garage, with frequent TigerTransit bus service to stops on Washington Road, Nassau Street and University Place. Visitor parking is available at the Stadium Drive Garage. Vehicle registration is required. Visitors are able to utilize the complimentary shuttles, Route-1 and Route-4, to be transported from the Stadium Drive Garage to McCosh Walk. Additional parking garages located in downtown Princeton: Spring Street Garage: 28 Spring St, Princeton, NJ 08542 Hulfish Garage: 7 Hulfish St, Princeton, NJ 08542
2026 Registration
2026 Symposium Speakers, Presenters, and Panelists (More speakers are being added weekly, please continue to watch this space)
Kuntal Chowdhury
Jinfeng Du
Ari Fitzgerald
Yasaman Ghasempour
Andrew Houck
Ali Khayrallah
Zachary Kincaid
Ed Knapp
Ozge Koymen
Mihir Kshirsagar
Prateek Mittal
Chris Monroe
Barry P. Rand
Arielle Roth
Mike Schmidt
Kaushik Sengupta
Rob Soni
Mingkun Zhao
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